Bitcoin gamble: this 39-year old father of three sold everything he had for bitcoin - now he lives on a campsite waiting for the next boom

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Subject: Bitcoin gamble: this 39-year old father of three sold everything he had for bitcoin - now he lives on a campsite waiting for the next boom Wed Oct 11, 2017 7:10 pm

Didi Taihuttu believes in bitcoin, and in a big way.

The 39-year-old has put his house up for sale – selling it in part for bitcoin – and now lives with his family on a campsite near Venlo in The Netherlands. All of his other items are for sale, too: the car, the motorbike, electric bikes, the children's toys, clothing, shoes.

With the proceeds, Taihuttu buys bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, betting that it will make him rich.

"People will say,'You're crazy'," Taihuttu told Business Insider. "But we are an adventurous family and are going to gamble for a moment to live minimalist lives. If you never take a risk, life is boring."